Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-15

| DeloTme-aS | have elsewhere S6id-WaS,
! for her age, avery beautiful and attractive
woman; and her art and knowledge Of
! the world rendered her capable of turn
! ing every point to advantage. From the
/ hour when he came to the plantation Mrs.
/ Delorme had been madly infatuated with
| him; so much SO that she could hardly
avoid attracting the observation OF
others. But Lagona did not appear to
heed her attentions. She made him many
presents, but ne carelessly threw them
aside, aad when she spoke to him only
answered in q monosyllable and turned
away. This very Indifference only
seemed to fan the flames which burned in
her heart. Bat il Lsgona was really
aware of her preference, he made not the
slightest recognition of the fact-a mat
ter which much pleased Stella, who, from
the moment when Mrs. Delorme had eX-
pressed her admiration of the young
chiefs person, had noticed her conduct
and observed her evident parhality
towards Elm. And though no tell-tale,
yet the honor Of her father was too
closely held in her heart for her not to
feel anxious that it should not be hRZ-
arded by imprudent conduct on the part
OF hex stepmuther.
the opening Of this chapter, and Lagoua,
who had been kept at work aII day, was
seated near Mrs. d el0rme, who was ask
ing him many questions regarding his
tribe-theiT habits ana manner of living.
These questions, although by no means
pleasing to the taciturn chief, were an-
sWered briefly and respectfully by LagOna.
As he spoke Of his mountain home,
frightened with silvery cascades and gilt
terLng sjreams-render6d beautiful with
flowers and MOSES, ana grand with gray
rocks end dark green pines, his eyes
flashed Ike that Of the eagle in It's native
! sky; ard ne seemed once more q tameless
monarch there
GOA, how | should like 20 be thereto
ride like the wind over hill and daIe-tO
hunt the bounding antelODeu" cried Mrs.
/ DeIorme.
ono place for q squaw. Her place is
over tue pot in the Wigwam!" said La
gOna, in a tone of quiet contempt, which
would have stung some women 10 the
soul; but she was too much blinded by
her infacuatjcn to notice it.
l. is rot fatad for us to know what re
1 ply she would nave made to this CharaC
teTisJic, il not caliant speech, for one. Of
the Mexican h1rdsmen, VINO had been be-
lated on the plains, rushed into the pres
enCe Of M. DeiOIme aud told him that
! Indians were close at hand; so close that
they mad pressed his utmost speed, and
nearly succeeded in reaching the gate ana
entering Wnen he aid.
"Wuay mea2s this?''cricG Mr.. DetOrme,
/ turning uoOa HagCna. ~ thought thas
/ you said while you were here no Indians
would trouble mel"
Neither the Comanche nor the Lfpln
I WILL" ssjd Lsgona. "Gtye me ny
weapons; / Will 60 and see Who these
are"
Crust you with weapons, when you
may us1 them against myself? / am not
/ quite 8 fool"
''P3la faced father, forgive you.
will - without them" said the young
chief, with q mJurnful haughtiless, anu
he left the room.
"Oh, Mr. Delorme, you CrueIIg wrong
the noble fellow. l would stake nv lie
upon his fieiity!" cried Mrs. Delorm3.
"YoU might, madam; I would rOt!"
said Mr.. Dalurmc, COOliy. 'fYou viii
Cblige me by mindirgyour own business"
The whole place was now in alarm.
/ The ncTd5u@a and blacks hurried like
/ frightened sheep to The mansion. Mr.
/ Ma10ney, who Yves quite brave within the
walls, commenced musteri6g his forces
il the main hslI. Paul Malersop, who
had returned fS1m Galveston, hurried 70
| his old station, thea tower over the gate,
taking with him a half dozen or more
men whom he found with arms in their
/ hands.
The yells of the foe could be heard
with fearful diStinCtnesS as Mr.. DelOrme
stepped out upon the piazza; and he had
been there but few moments when he
heard the crashing of battering rams or
/ something of the kind, at the gate. But
in 9 moment or two after re heard firing
there, ana knew that Paul had gained MS
old position. He was occupied a short
/ time IL seeing that the men who had hur-
ried to the house were made ready for
action. Then he returned to the piazz4,
where his terrified wife stood with Stella,
listening to the sounds beyoand the wall.
/ "WheTe Is that cursed indiana" he
cried. "Gone, | suppose, TO help MS
mates TO butcher those who led him!" he
aided, bitterly. a
| "Pale-face, the cursed Indian is here ;"
/ said La-opa. "Ene men who come to
attack you are not Indians, bur white
men in diguise."
/ w.
his side, and the calmness with which he
replied to the insulting words of Mr..
/ DeiOrme, 50 unnerYed the latter that for
8 moment he was speeches..
How do you know they are white
men?" ne asked, 81 LAST.
81 have been among Them" replied
/ LagOna. SIS this red mans sCslp?" he
asked, and he shook dripping scalp,
/ fresh from the head Of some red-haired
white man, before Mr.. DelOrme's face.
/ "Heayeps. where and how did you take
Jhat?"
"FrOm its owner, with his own knife,
| for you would not let me have my wea-
| pOns. | have been outside the WALL
/ "F0Tgive NE, LagOna; l have acted
like dog toward yOu," said Mr.. De-
/ iOrme.
81 knew you had Wronged him." cried
Mrs. Delorme, in triumph.
"We've no time for talking now-.hey
are many and strong with arms. We
must fight" said LagOna. "Give me some
men and we will climb the wall and tGke
them in the back. I'lI make them know
what real Indian is.''
"YCur plan is good, and will go with
you," said MIR. DeloTme, fastening TO get
picked men for the duty.
''DO not put your lite in peril" said
Mrs. DelOrme in low tone to Lagona,
"Death is the playmate of warriors and
a scarecrow to squaws," said LaGOna, as
he went after his own arms.
"Oh, Heavens, what hero!" said the
infatuated woman, not needing the pres
ence of Stella.
Meanwhile, the fight at the gate mad
been very hot. The assailing party, with
some logs which they had procured, had